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Chapter 1 Aircraft Structures

The document discusses the structures of aircraft. It describes the major components of an airplane airframe, which consists of the fuselage, wings, stabilizers, flight control surfaces, and landing gear. A helicopter airframe contains the fuselage, main rotor gearbox, tail rotor (on some helicopters), and landing gear. Airframe structures have historically been constructed from materials like wood, steel tubing, and aluminum, but now also utilize composite materials. Key internal components of fuselages include stringers, longerons, ribs, and bulkheads.

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Chapter 1 Aircraft Structures

The document discusses the structures of aircraft. It describes the major components of an airplane airframe, which consists of the fuselage, wings, stabilizers, flight control surfaces, and landing gear. A helicopter airframe contains the fuselage, main rotor gearbox, tail rotor (on some helicopters), and landing gear. Airframe structures have historically been constructed from materials like wood, steel tubing, and aluminum, but now also utilize composite materials. Key internal components of fuselages include stringers, longerons, ribs, and bulkheads.

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Chapter 1 Aircraft Structures

General
An aircraft is a device that is used for, or is intended to be used for, flight in the air.
Major categories of aircraft are airplane, rotorcraft, glider, and lighter-than-air vehicles.
[Figure 1-11]

the airframe of aircraft; specifically, the fuselage, booms, nacelles, cowlings, fairings, airfoil surfaces,
and landing gear.

One, two, or three sets of wings have all been successfully utilized. [Figure 1-12]

The airframe of a fixed-wing aircraft consists of five principal units: the fuselage, wings, stabilizers,
flight control surfaces, and landing gear. [Figure 1-13]

Helicopter airframes consist of the fuselage, main rotor and related gearbox, tail rotor (on
helicopters with a single main rotor), and the landing gear.

Airframe structural components are constructed from a wide variety of materials.


wood.
Steel tubing and the most common material, aluminum, followed.
composite materials.

Structural members of an aircraft’s fuselage include


stringers, longerons, ribs, bulkheads, and more.

The main structural member in a wing is called the wing spar.

The skin of aircraft can also be made from a variety of materials, ranging from impregnated fabric to
plywood, aluminum, or composites.

airframe and its components are joined by rivets, bolts, screws, and other fasteners. Welding,
adhesives, and special bonding techniques are also used

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